Vehicle navigation apparatus

Abstract

A vehicle navigation apparatus includes a storage, a second map information acquisition unit, a display, and a display control unit. The storage stores first map information. The second map information acquisition unit acquires second map information. The display displays map data on the basis of at least one of the first map information or the second map information. The display control unit controls the form of displaying the map data on the display in accordance with a predetermined condition. The display control unit causes the map data to be displayed at a greater scale in a case where the map data is displayed on the basis of the second map information than in a case where the map data is displayed on the basis of only the first map information.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A vehicle navigation apparatus configured to be applied to a vehicle, the vehicle navigation apparatus comprising:
 a storage configured to store first map information including at least route information; 
 a display configured to display map data on a basis of at least one of the first map information or second map information; and 
 at least one processor and at least one memory communicably coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory storing instructions configured to cause the at least one processor to execute the instructions including:
 downloading the second map information providing a traveling route along which the vehicle is traveling, the second map information including more detailed route information than the first map information; 
 determining whether the traveling route provided in the second map information is nonexistent in the first map information; 
 in response to the traveling route is determined to be existent in the first map information, displaying the map data on the display on a basis of the first map information at a first scale; and 
 in response to the traveling route is determined to be nonexistent in the first map information, displaying the map data on the display on a basis of the second map information at a second scale, the second scale being greater than the first scale. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The vehicle navigation apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
 set a waypoint on the traveling route within a range in which the second map information is obtainable, wherein a route from a current position of the vehicle to the waypoint is displayed on the basis of the second map information at the second scale. 
 
     
     
       3. The vehicle navigation apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein, in a case where the traveling route to a destination point is searched for in accordance with a road-priority search condition, the at least one processor is configured to cause the display to display a map of the route based the second map information at the second scale. 
     
     
       4. The vehicle navigation apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein determining whether the traveling route provided in the second map information is nonexistent in the first map information comprises comparing the first map information with the second map information. 
     
     
       5. The vehicle navigation apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein downloading the second map information comprises downloading the second map information via the Internet. 
     
     
       6. The vehicle navigation apparatus according to  claim 1 , where the first map information is navigation map information and the second map information is high-definition map information. 
     
     
       7. The vehicle navigation apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
 in response to the traveling route is determined to be nonexistent in the first map information, replacing a corresponding portion of the first map information with at least a portion of the second map information, 
 wherein displaying the map data on the display on a basis of the second map information comprising displaying the map data on the display on a basis of the portion of the second map information after the replacement. 
 
     
     
       8. The vehicle navigation apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is driven in an automatic driving mode or a driving assistance mode. 
     
     
       9. The vehicle navigation apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein a range narrower than a range of the second map information is displayed on the display. 
     
     
       10. A vehicle navigation apparatus configured to be applied to a vehicle comprising:
 a display configured to display map data on a basis of at least one of first map information or second map information; 
 a storage configured to store the first map information including at least route information; and 
 circuitry configured to:
 download the second map information providing a traveling route along which the vehicle is traveling, the second map information including more detailed route information than the first map information, 
 determine whether the traveling route provided in the second map information is nonexistent in the first map information; 
 in response to the traveling route is determined to be existent in the first map information, display the map data on the display on a basis of the first map information at a first scale; and 
 in response to the traveling route is determined to be nonexistent in the first map information, display the map data on the display on a basis of the second map information at a second scale, the second scale being greater than the first scale. 
 
 
     
     
       11. The vehicle navigation apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein determining whether the traveling route provided in the second map information is nonexistent in the first map information comprises comparing the first map information with the second map information. 
     
     
       12. The vehicle navigation apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the second map information is downloaded via the Internet. 
     
     
       13. The vehicle navigation apparatus according to  claim 10 , where the first map information is navigation map information and the second map information is high-definition map information. 
     
     
       14. The vehicle navigation apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the circuitry is configured to:
 in response to the traveling route is determined to be nonexistent in the first map information, replace a corresponding portion of the first map information with at least a portion of the second map information, 
 wherein display the map data on the display on a basis of the second map information comprising display the map data on the display on a basis of the portion of the second map information after the replacement. 
 
     
     
       15. The vehicle navigation apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the vehicle is driven in an automatic driving mode or a driving assistance mode. 
     
     
       16. A vehicle navigation apparatus configured to be applied to a vehicle, the vehicle navigation apparatus comprising:
 a display configured to display a map image; 
 a storage configured to store first map information including route information; and 
 circuitry configured to:
 download second map information providing a traveling route along which the vehicle is traveling, the second map information including more detailed route information than the first map information; 
 determine whether the vehicle is driven in an automatic driving mode or a driving assistance mode; 
 in response to determining that the vehicle is driven in the automatic driving mode or the driving assistance mode, determine whether the traveling route provided in the second map information along which the vehicle is traveling is included in the first map information; 
 in response to determining that the traveling route is included in the first map information, (i) generate first display control information and (ii) control the display so that the display displays a first map image based on the first display control information at a first scale, the first map image being generated based only on the first map information; and 
 in response to determining that the traveling route is not included in the first map information, (i) generate second display control information and (ii) control the display so that the display displays a second map image based on the second display control information at a second scale, the second map image being generated based on the second map information, the second scale is set so that a displayed range of the map in the second map image is narrower than a range corresponding to the second map information. 
 
 
     
     
       17. The vehicle navigation apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the second scale is greater than the first scale. 
     
     
       18. The vehicle navigation apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the second map information is downloaded via the Internet. 
     
     
       19. The vehicle navigation apparatus according to  claim 16 , where the first map information is navigation map information and the second map information is high-definition map information. 
     
     
       20. The vehicle navigation apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the second map information providing a traveling route along which the vehicle is traveling.